Vehicle direction-indicator



J. PEYRE.

VEHICLE DIRECTION INDICATOR. APPLICATIONFILEI) AuG.29. 1919.

Patented Sept. 13, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

inventor 7 0i Any To. all whom may. concern UNITED; gSj T-A'IES JULES rnvnn, orsAlv EA M GQQ AiI W IAQ Beit knowntthat'l, Jones Pnrsii, a citizenfof the Republieof France, residing in thecity and.- county of'San Francisco. and

"State -of California, have inventeda cer'- tain new" and useful Improvement in: a Vehicle Direction-Indicator, of which the following is a'specification;

My 'in'vention relates to. improvements. in vehicle-direction. indicators-and is an im;-'

provement;o-f' the-device disclosed in Let ters Patent. of the United States-, No.11,288,1- 669', issued: to me onthe 24th dayiof December,.1918 reference to. which patent. is hereby*made-.. i 5

. Thepresent:invention consists in anim- PI'OTYGd and simplified construction of the device disclosed in the above mentioned patent wherein. a single alarm is: arranged to beroperate'd simultaneously Witlreither signalplaten The: primary object-of. the presentinvem tion; is to-provide improved means for-displaying a conspicuous signal and simuls taneously'rv sounding an audible: alarm to in:- dicatewthei intentionsofi-tlie operator of a precedingyehicle tofollowing vehicles. Y

I accomplish these several objects: by ineansjof the 'improvedem'eans of the device. disclosed. in the drawingstvhereinlike characters of reference are used to designate similar parts throughout the-,.specifi'cation and drawings, and in which N Fig. 5 is a bro d -e em;. 0 ,.P rth in section of Figg a Referring to; the dra vvingsjnuineral 1 is used to designate in general a motor vehiclejhavingga signal plate 2 mounted upon each rear side of said vehicle and preferably on the rear fenders or mud guards 3 of the said vehicle 1.

Signal plate shafts 4 extend inwardly toward the center of the vehicle 1 and have Specification of reel; ra Applioation 'f l ed August'29, 1 9 19. "'ser i-ai- Nor- 22 152 42.:

longitudinal sfsha ftl, .512: rotatably mounted Within zthezcentr'al bearing-.7 andi having its forward end" providedwith; amupwardil yiex- Y HmLE memenmm a said inner ends rotatably within fro'mzga central. ."bea ring. 'Ziprovided with a bracket 8 by means of whicheisai'dii-bearing may .be 1 secured: to: the rearf end of the vehiole'li: The innenends oftheshafts ht are .each: .provided. witlra pinioir .9 arranged. to "be engaged by geared sector 11 mounted upon the; rear. end of a centrally: disposed suitable. bearing-s. 5 on the. arms extending tending :leverq 14 arranged to .engagle a I ofithe vehicle}. -I- 1 r A- vertically disposedrcentral-armilfiwex tending upwardly from :the i centrall bearing notched sector .16. mountediupontheidash 117 1 T. V; f 1.

is. provided; with; .aalsuitable; beaiiingl e ithin which is rotatably:meiinted "a; pinion 21- of smallerv dlamete'r than (the: pinions; 9;, said pinion 21: being-constantly in mesh with {2 Each bearing. 5.; is provided: with. a. notch 23 extending. iapproximately- 1- one-rqnarterzoxf the periphery of: Saidhearifng 5 Withiniivliich notch restsa? pin :24. 5 en ea Eshaft': 4.. A

'spring'26 is mounted.upo lieaohshalft .iaand adjacent the bearing. 5 andhas one. end. se: curedto. .said -bealringi. audi-t e=:.0ther end? curedv to. the; shaft t and arranged 1 to nor:

the notch 23ito. retainithezjplatefl in1a horizontal 1 or i con picueus posiitiionas closed ii -Fig. 3; of thewdrawings,

opera i he l v H i Operated;t0 actuate the shaft12 andQpartiaLLyFrQtatQ thesame: to the right oreleft aocordingnfio th d c i 5 whi h t e v hicle; i abeiit 0 turn The rotatien;.o.f.z ershfiifi'12-min in turn rotate the geared seotqr. and em Kthegeared sector: ll:and.' operatively;-:e0n& .nected to asuita-ble; audible: signa1i22'.

f nally retain thepin 2 against=oneendof gage he pinion a on thatsideenly-inivhi ii f' the vehicle is about-t0 turniandrrotateisaid 1 pinion 9 andshaft 4; thr ugh a quart/ enre: lution again t th tension t thetspring. 25

f e c ;2 n t er-bearing. 5 hereby moving-- the signal plate-:2 0. that. shei t a ivelf ical and, conspicuous 110 8 1131 11 indicating to a following ,;v',ehicl e; that;.the preceding vehicle is about to turn in that direction. i.

It should be noted thatwhen the sector 11 moves toward one pinion 9 it moves away from, and therefore does not operate the 10 i n the rin 4-. 1g@g S- Phe.QPP Site; end

- ters Patent is remaining pinion 9 and signal plate 2 attached thereto.

It should also be noted that when disengaged from the sector 11 the shaft 4 will be normally retained in a position to retain its respective signal plate 2 in a horizontal and. inconspicuous position, by means of the spring 26 which will hold the pin 24 against the proper end of the notch 23'of the-bearing 5 to retain said plate 2 in such inoperative Position. v

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim asnew and desire to secure by Let- 1. In a vehicle direction indicator, the combination with a signal plate pivotally mounted uponeachrear side" of a vehicle,

7 of a shaft "operatively connected to each of said signals and extendingvto the approximate center of the vehicle; pinions mounted upon the innerends ofsaid shafts; an operating shaft rotatably mounted upon the under side of said vehicle; means mounted in a position adjacent the operator of the vehicle for rotating said shaftin either direction; a segmental'gear mounted upon rearward: end of the operating shaft'to engage the signalshaft pinions upon opposite extremities thereof in' such manner that a rotation of the operating shaft in one direction from a normal position will rotate one adjacent the operator of the vehicle' for rotating said shaft in either direction';"a segmental gear mounted uponrearward end of the operating shaft to engage the signal shaft pinions upon opposite extremities thereof in such manner that a rotation of the operating shaft in 'one direction from a normal positionwill rotate one signal into a displayed "position, and rotation of the operating shaft in the'other direction from said normal position w'illrotate the opposite signal into a? displayed position; and an alarm gearedfto said-segmental gear between the 'sign'alf shaft pinions and arranged to be sounded when the operating gear is rotated in either direction.

3. In a vehicle direction indicator, the combination with a signal plate pivotally mounted upon each rear side of a vehicle, of a shaft operatively connected to each of said signals and extending to the approximate center of the vehicle; pinions mounted upon the inner ends of said shafts; an operating shaft rotatablv mounted upon theunder side of said vehicle; means mounted in a position adjacent the operator of the vehicle for rotating said shaft in either direction; a segmental gear mounted upon rearward end of the operating shaft to engage the signal shaft pinions upon opposite extremities thereof in such manner'that a rotation of 1 the operating shaft in one direction from a normal position will rotate one signal into a displayed position, and rotation of the operating shaft in the other direction from said normal position will rotate the-opposite signal into a" displayed position; an alarm geared to said segmental gear between the signal shaft pinions and arranged to be sounded when thevoperating gear is rotated in either direction; and means operatively 2 connected to each signal shaft toinormally retain the signal plates in a horizontal position.

4; In a vehicle direction indicator, the combination with asignal plate pivotally mounted upon each rear side of a vehicle, of a shaft operatively connectedto each of said signals and extending to the approximate center of the vehicle ypinions mounted 'upon the inner ends of said shafts; an-operating shaft rotatably mounted upon the under side of said vehicle; means mounted in a position'adjacentwthe operator of the.

vehicle for rotatingsaid' shaft in either-"direction; a segmental gear mounted upon rearward end of the operating shaft to en'- gage the signal shaft pinions upon opposite extremities, thereof in such manner that a rotation of the operating shaft in one, direction from anormal position will rotate one signal into a displayed position, and'rotation of the operating shaft in the other direction from said normal position will rotate'the opposite signal into a displayed position; an

alarm geared to said segmental gear between the signal shaft pinions and arranged to be sounded when theop'erating gear is rotated in either direction; and means operatively retaining its respective plate in a horizontal position and for preventing more Ethan a quarter revolution of said-plates;

In witness whereof I hereunto set mysignature. =JULE$ PEYRE 1 connected to each signal shaft for normally 

